Traction-wheel.



Patented May 20, 1913.

- D. B. HUSTED. TRACTION WHEEL. APPLICATION'PILBD JAN. 29, 1912.'

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TRACTION-WHEEL.

f. Specification ofLetters Patent;

Application filed iTanuary 29,1912.- Serial Nb. 673,978.

To all whom a m 0m citizen of the. United States; and afresident of Auburn, in 'the county of "Geauga and Stateof-Ohim have invented a newxa'nd use-.

- ful Traction-Wheel, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

*My invention 'relates to a traction wheel particularly adapted for use on agriculturalvehicles, and an object of my invention is to provide a plane band traction wheel'havi'ng a high degree of traction; which wheel may be readilyconverted into a rough shod tractionWheel. J A further Object of my inventionis to provide a traction Wheel whichwill-positively grip the solid earth beneath the mud or slush when in the form of either a rough shod or a plane band wheeL. v a

' provide a traction wheel of the above-indicated character in which theimnd or slush;

is permitted to pass through the wheel and be ejected from one side thereof during the rotation of the same, protecting the journal and gearing on the inner side of the wheel. a

A further object of my invention. is toprovide" a wheel of the above-indicated character in which the groundgr'ipping lugs may be removably a xed to eumference of the wheel. I

I obtain the above-outlined objects; by mounting upon the outer circumference of a broad banded, perforated and scalloped edge rim; a series, of removable lugs 'a'nd positionthe outer ciring.withinjthecircumference of-the Wheel a conical shaped drum-'with transversely disposed partitions forming pockets opening outW'ardly,-.by means of" which the mud or Reference is to-be had'to the acco,Lnpany "a 15 "-ihg' drawingsrforming a part of this specislush passing through the apertures. falls into the ihclined pockets and is ejected away 5 from the interior of the: wheel'and'away from the whe'el'itself;

' fication, in which similar.characters ofnref eren'ce indicate corresp nding parts "in all; 'thefigures, and in Which-k -Figurel1'*is a side elevationfof the,ou side: of a wh ath w ng?r ys .emb dlm n of-gmyjnvention; F g aisanqea view-{of p rt/path wheel 'sh 1 s at-reasses d ,na fke ;0 t i -3 -.3-o Fi -"19 and Q0 t e -1 he arrow; Fig-t hedlre 4 2; and-Rig. 5*is a similar A further object of my invention islto i Y miter'ed en view taken on the line 5--'5 of Fig. 2.

Described more in detail, I haveshown an axle 6, upon which is mounteda hub 7, ad-

Paanaam 20, 19.13.

j acent theopposite ends of which are mount ,ed an outenface plate 8 and an inner face pla'teConcentrically mounted relatively to the hub 7, is a broad fiat-rim 10,the op-f posite edges ofwhich are serrated, as shown at 11. The rim 10 has a series of-rounded apertures 12 eXtending therethrough, and, as shown in Fig-=2, said apertures-are ar rangedin pairs oflines adjacent'opposite edges, .or, if desired, may be disposed nearer the center of therim. Disposed between each pair of adjacent apertures 12, is a'relaitively short elongated opening 13.for a purpose hereinafter described. a

The rim 10 /is maintained in its spaced relation relative to .the hub 7 by means of two sets of spokes, the members 14 of'one set I being securely fastened by means of rivets 15 to the outer face of the plate 8 and ex tending diametrically and transversely of the plane of the wheel; and rigidly fastened by means of bolts 16 passing through the end face plate 17 to the inside of therim 10 on the side vopposite to the side adjacent to the. face plate 8, The members 18 of the other set are similarly fastened to the inside of the face plate 9 and extend transversely to the opposite edge oft-he rim 10 and fastened to saidvrim by suitable bolts 19. j Disposed about the outside of the rim 10 is a series of Y-shaped lugs 20, the stems 21 of which are arranged in alinement, which stems have projecting fromtheunder side thereof, a stud 22 passing through one of the apertures 23..;These apertures extend through the rim centrally-about the same.

The crotch of each of-these lugs 201135 an under-cut v 25 0f the stem of-the next adjacent lug. In thi's'way'it will beseen that of thelugs-are held in position on the '-'wheel.-.'; Asf the last lug cannot be' inserted underthe'firstlug, this last lug is held'by 4a} bolt -26 pas'sing. through its shank and hroughftherimfofjthe wheel. The arms of a'cli ofithe Y-shapedflugs are turnedfoutwardly is'oiasf to form a. portion ,27 trans .verselyi' bf" the wheel; 1 and -these out turned pprtions areiheld'ain position by means .of' books 28 yvliich'extend through the openings 13' and 're'ofis aias show-11in Fig; 5,"to niore s'ecurelylhold these lugs, in position.-; .It will gocketQet adapted to overlap .a

partitions 32, preferably extending'from one '13 which receive the hooks 28 are provided the wheel, a mud ejector 29 in the form of of the wheel, to eject the mud falling into Y-shaped lugs mounted fiatwise and snugly be noted from Fig. 5, and particularly the left-hand side thereof, that the rim openings with rounded edges in order that said edges will not become battered or inturned during the'use of the wheel without the lugs.

, -In order to' eject the mud passing through the apertures 12, there is positioned within the frustum of a cone, the small end of which faces-outwardly. -'The large end of this ejector has a peripheral flange 3O fastened to the inside of an adjacent inner edge of therimlO by means of rivets 31. Disposed between the'conicalejector 29 and the inner surface of the rim 10, is a series of spoke to the next adjacent spoke" inclined both 'to the-axis and to the plane of the wheel, and facing in the dii'ectlon'of rotation the outwardly open pockets formed by the ejector, rim and adjacent artitions. I

vHaving thixsdescribed invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is I i A- traction Wheel comprising a relatively broad flat rim, and a plurality of on the outside of said rim, the stems of said lugs-adjoining one another in a continuous line and in end to end relation.

2. A traction wheel comprising a rela-' tively broad fiat rim, a plurality of Y-shaped E lugs mounted on the outside of said rim, the

stems of said lugs being in a continuous line and adjoining one another, coincident with the median line of the rim, and means having connection with the arms of each of said Y-shaped lugs and removably fastening said lugs tosaid rim.

3. A traction wheel comprising a relatively broad flat rim, and a plurality of Y-shaped lugs mounted on the outside of said rim, the stems of said lugs being in a continuous line, the crotch of each of said 'Y-shaped lugs having an undercut pocket adapted to receive the mitered end of the stem of the next adjacent lug.

4. A traction wheel comprising a relatively broad flat rim, a plurality of Y-shaped .lugs mounted snugly on the outside of the rim, the stems of the lugs being in a continuous line and adjoining one another around the rim, and the branches of said lugs having sections adjacent their extremities which extend substantially at right angles to the stems and eachprovided with a hooked projection extending rearwardly 

